They Weren'T Wanted

World wars 1 and 2 The wars to end all wars But for some, they couldn't fight for the country Because of the color of their skin They weren't wanted Even though they could enlist Segregation ran rampant Treated like second class citizens Not afforded the respect of soldiers Or as men Eugene Bullard A pilot, not a just a ***** pilot Not wanted by his country, he flew for France Nicknamed "Black Swallow of Death" He did for them what he couldn't do for us Fight for a country The Tuskegee Airman The 99th pursuit squadron First African American unit deployed The best and the brightest The red tailed angels Spit Fire! The 369th Harlem Hellfighters Racism at its worst, Blacks wanted to fight But turned away But as with the Airmen They too proved their courage under fire The 761st Tank battalion Patton's panthers "Don't let your people down Hell, don't let me down" The point of the spear Sgt Ruben Rogers, Medal of Honor Fighting the war on 2 fronts On the battlefield And at home No matter what was done They still weren't wanted (c)kingpen2021